FLA Map
NW Florida Place Names of Indian Origin
By:  Richard Sanders Milner,  ©1998

GLOSSARY OF INDIAN WORDS

ENGLISH PHONETIC	LANGUAGE	TRANSLATION

Abina			Choctaw		outdoor camp
Achatto, Chatto		Creek		stone
Achaka			Creek		landing
Achee			Creek		corn
Achena			Creek 		cedar
Achisi			Hitchiti	people of a
					different tongue
Ahassee			Creek		old
Ahecka, Ahichka		Creek		view
Ak			Creek		down
Ak-lowahe		Creek		muddy
Alaiki			Hitchiti	place
Algi, Ulga		Creek		all together
					there, group
An			Creek		I, my
Anati			Creek		thicket
Apaiki			Creek		within
Apelka			Creek		laughter
Apalachi		Choctaw		helper, ally
Apalachi		Hitchiti	on the other side
Apelichi		Choctaw		place to rule,
					preside, govern
Api			Creek/Seminole	stem, or trunk
Apilalica		Creek		to go away
Apokta			Creek		second
Asha			Choctaw		to sit or reside
Ashee			Creek		tea
Aspee			Hitchiti	corn
Atapha			Creek		dogwood (tree)

Cale			Timucuan	fruit
Champuli		Choctaw		sweet
Chapke			Creek		long
Chate, Chatte		Creek		red
Chatto, Achatto		Creek		stone
Chaweta			Creek		to go out & get
Chee, Ochee		Creek		little, less
					important
Chi (Tci)		Yuchi		sitting down,
					settled
Chicaza			Chickasaw	old field, place
					of settlement,
					clearing
Chikki			Choctaw		old
Chiska			Creek		base of a tree
Chucu			Timucuan	black, dark
Chuko, Choko		Creek		house
Chule			Creek		pine (tree)
Chumuklita		Creek		bow the head to
					the ground
Chupo Sakwee		Creek		old fields
Coosa			Cherokee	name for Creek
					Indians

Echo			Creek		deer
Ekana			Creek		earth, ground
Elee (Ili)		Creek		track, footprint
Ena			Creek		a or the body
Este, Isti		Creek		person
Etcho			Creek		deer
Eto			Creek		tree

Fakka			Creek		clay
Fekseko			Creek		heartless
Fena			Creek		bridge, foot-log
Feno			Creek		bone
Fenoke, Fenogi		Creek/Hitichi	trembling
Funka			Creek		point, projection

Hacha, Hatcha		Choctaw		stream, river,
					creek
Haihagi			Creek		"the groaners"
Haihayaki		Creek		clear
Halhauwe		Creek		high
Halpata			Creek/Seminole	alligator
Hasse			Creek/Seminole	sun
Hastula			Choctaw		winter
Hatchee			Creek		stream, river,
					creek
Hatke			Creek		white
Haya			Creek		maker
Hayo			Creek		heat
Hechee			Creek		to see
Helukwa			Creek		sweet gum (tree)
Heniha			Creek		chief adviser
Hiepus			Creek		to go away
Hilis 			Creek		good
Hilis Haya		Creek		medicine maker,
					chief priest
Hiyo			Creek		harvest, summer
Hocha			Creek		marked
Huethle			Creek		standing there

Kala			Timucuan	spring of water
Kali			Choctaw		spring (of water)
Kasappe			Creek		cold

Ibi			Timucuan	water, lake, pond
Ibita			Choctaw		people living at
					the source of a
					stream
Ili (Elee)		Creek/Seminole	track, footprint
Imala			Creek		grade of warrior
Ipita			Timucuan	take off, undress
Isi			Creek		leaf
Isto, Ishto		Choctaw		big, large
Ishtoble		Choctaw		strong current of
					water
Itopa			Choctaw		mouth

Lagana			Hitchiti	yellow
Laiki			Creek		site, place
Lako, Thako		Creek		big, large,
					primary
Lane			Creek		yellow
Leechee			Creek		killer
Locha			Creek		turtle
Lokcha			Creek/Seminole	acorn
Lusa			Choctaw		black
Luste			Creek		black

Mado (Mvto)		Creek		thanks, things
					in balance
Maskig			Ojibway		swamp
Mekko, Micco		Creek		leader, chief
Mony, Moni		Algonquian	water, creek,
					lake
Muskagoo		Creek		swamp Indian
Muskeg			Creek		swamp
Muskiegui		Shawnee		lake or pond

Nakla			Creek		burnt
Nokose			Creek/Seminole	bear

Ochee			Creek		little, small,
					lesser
Ocheesee		Creek		hickory
Ocheesulga		Creek		hickory leaf
					people
Ocheesulga		Hitchiti	those of a
					different speech
Ochi			Creek		hickory
Oka, Ooka		Choctaw		water
Okchoyce		Creek		sandy creek
Oki			Hitchiti	water
Okla			Choctaw		people
Okli			Hitchiti	people
Omeyes			Creek		we
Omis			Creek		I, me
Osapa			Choctaw		corn field
Oski			Creek/Seminole	rain
Otahita			Creek		damp place
Ote			Creek		island
Owa, Owewa		Creek		water

Pakana			Creek		peach
Paneta			Creek		to dance
Pansfalaya		Creek		long hair
Panshi			Choctaw		bread people
Pinwa			Creek		turkey
Pokko			Creek		ball
Polokse, Paloga		Creek		round
Pon(na)			Timucuan	to bring
Pu-can			Creek		may apple

Semoli			Creek		wild
Sokhe			Creek		convoluted,
					twisted
Stilipaika		Creek/Seminole	moccasin, shoe
Sucaw			Creek		hog
Sule			Creek		buzzard
Sumka			Creek		deserter
Suwani			Creek		echo

Taca			Timucuan	fire, offering
Tachki			Creek		line, boundary
Tala			Creek		palm (tree)
Talak			Choctaw		pea
Talako			Seminole	pea
Talofa			Creek		town
Tali			Choctaw		rock
Talwa			Creek		tribal town
Tapha			Creek		broad
Tapola			Timucuan	corn
Taske			Creek		woodpecker
Taski			Creek		warrior
Tastanagi		Creek		military chief
Tci (Chi)		Yuchi		sitting down,
					settled
Telogi			Creek		pea
Thlako, Lako		Creek		big, large,
					primary
Tofambe			Creek		onion
Tohopke			Creek		fort
Tolke			Creek		fallen, cut down
Toochenan		Creek		three
Totolose		Creek		chicken
Tysoyaha		Yuchi		offspring of the
					Sun

Ulga, Algi 		Creek		all together
					there, group

Wahkola			Creek		River of the Loon
Wakken			Creek		lying down
Wasa			Ojibway		far, distant
Washa			Choctaw		hunting place
Wekiwa			Creek		spring of water
Weso			Creek		sassafras
Wetumke, Wetamke	Creek		noisy, roaring,
					or rumbling water
Wewa, Owewa, Owa	Creek		water
Wewasicataw		Creek		water dipper
Willa			Creek		slippery, slimy

Yahola			Creek		one of the
					Hayayulgees
Yaholagi		Creek		Imalas that serve
					the council
Yamasi			Creek		mild, peaceable
Yatika			Creek		interpreter
Yu			Yuchi		at a distance
Yui-tci			Yuchi		settled at a
					distance

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